The York County, Maine, Tercentenary half dollar is a 50-cent commemorative coin minted in 1936 to mark the tercentenary of the founding of York County, Maine. The obverse shows Brown's Garrison, the
York County obverse
York County reverse
This sketch from The Proprietors of Saco was the basis of the obverse of the York County half dollar.
The York County half dollar's broad rims have been compared with those of the pine tree shilling.
The Fort Vancouver Centennial half dollar, sometimes called the Fort Vancouver half dollar, is a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1925. The coin was des
York County, Maine, Tercentenary half dollar
…important significance to someone in a distant state." As Anthony Swiatek and Walter Breen put it in their volume on commemorative coins, "aside from the Fort Vancouver issue, this is probably the most obscure local-pride celebration to be honored by a commemorative coin. York County, Maine, is the oldest and southernmost…
Fort vancouver half dollar commemorative obverse
Fort vancouver half dollar commemorative reverse
The coin's obverse depicts John McLoughlin.
Fort Vancouver in 1841